You can read this exact criticism of democracy in „Athenaion Politeia“, (The Old Oligarch), 5th century BCE. There is nothing new under the sun.
It always worked like this. Democracy is simply an incredibly destructive form of government.
To ignore scale differences here is to negate what could have been a great comment into a miss.
To ignore scale differences here is to negate what could have been a great comment into a miss.